Shrimp Shells in My CleavageTravel Tales from an Aussie Actress on the Run

Ever stood on a hill in the middle of Europe waiting for the Blessed Virgin to appear? How about gutting rabbits in Macedonia or selling eggs and potatoes door-to-door in Brussels? Been a bag lady outside Victor Hugo’s house in Paris? What about sitting on a wine tasting panel in the Hungarian mountains or vacuuming roaches from the apartment of a Dolly Parton look-alike? Stella Pulo has done the lot and, with shrimp shells in her cleavage, she tells it all.

Foreword by Estelle Parsons

I love to read women’s adventures: scaling high peaks of the Himalayas, encountering grizzly bears in Alaska, solo wilderness canoeing, plunging into the jungle to find primitive tribes ... But Stella Pulo has discovered another kind of women’s adventure: encountering the denizens of the western world, observing their frustrations, their inexplicable behavior and making no judgments about the obstacles they present but adjusting to them just as other adventurers adjust to what nature in all her wildness presents.

I met Stella after seeing her work in Actors Studio sessions in New York City, tackling with gusto and an open mind challenges that other actresses might think twice about before jumping in. She brings that same wonderful down under spirit to this group of encounters. They are here to enjoy.

Estelle ParsonsNew York City, 2011

What the Characters are Saying about Stella Pulo:

"If she hadn’t pulled rabbits out of her cart, I wouldn’t have known she was a comédienne. She’s lucky I didn’t arrest her!"Policewoman in Paris

"If not for Stella, I wouldn’t know how to hop like a cangura."Luigi in Florence

"I loved her animal skin socks. They made me so happy that I told her my big secret."Dr. Nazarino in Rome

"She could have done other things to make a buck like sell the eggs from her ovaries."Dobie in Hammersmith

"She was shocked when I opened the door naked but soon got over it when she saw my lifetime collection of garbage."Dotty in Queens

"She couldn’t control herself. Fell into my lap and just stayed there!"Businessman in London

"I liked her but she was a little crazy. Sat there writing all night. In the toilet of a discotheque! Said something about ... shrimp shells."Carmen in Malta

"She laughed at my dog. New York dogs are sensitive and don’t like you laughing at them."Cranky Woman in New York